How long did it take for you to be on 'farting' terms with your DPs

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This is not really an AIBU, but inspired by the hilarious 'he shat in the garden' thread.

My friend's daughter has been married for seven years...child-free..but her and her DH have never farted in each other's hearing. Nope. They discreetly remove themselves to the loo.

I cannot believe this.

It probably took around 5 years.
Now the floodgates have been opened, I can't imagine ever dating someone I couldn't fart Infront of! Someone who finds bodily functions so gross all the time would just annoy me.

I'm actually shocked by the responses here. As much as farting can be gross, it's a natural thing we do. My partner and I don't make a thing of it, but my gosh if you can't fart in front of each other after years then I think that's weird! It certainly doesn't and wouldn't ever put me off someone.

Was with my ex husband 7 years and never once darted in front of him (not intentionally, can't say what I did in my sleep). Current partner I've been with 4 years and it's the same! He regularly farts though.

Never. I was with my ex 9 years and I didn't fart in front of him. I didn't go to the toilet in front of him either. It's not something I'm comfortable with

I was about 8 months pregnant and after a nice sensual massage me and DP got down to a bit of the other.

Just at that grand moment of climax, I released THE longest and loudest fart in the Northern Hemisphere. Sat on top of him.

His little eyes were just looking up at me all agog, whilst I cried tears of laughter for 4 weeks.

I then shat all over the bed during childbirth so pretty much anything goes up in this house.

Tbh I don't think it has anything to do with diet - we're vegans and don't fart in front of each other, nor do I ever feel the need to. Not in the least bit prissy or prudish. If you're that flatulent then you must have medical issues!

We've been married 16 years this year, I'd be mortified! So never in my case (my husband will let the occasional one out and say sorry but I've got more control to get to the bathroom or end of the garden!)

I am honestly in disbelief at this thread! The end of the garden!? Do you up and leave the house?!

Together 9 years. He happily does and doesn't bother me but I personally can't, I can't poo when he's in the house either !

If you're that flatulent then you must have medical issues!

What, are you actually suggesting that needing to fart - like all humans do (even the Queen and Desmond Tutu) - is a 'medical issue'?!

I know not everybody on MN is a parent, but there must be a lot who are. I just have an image of loads of parents of babies sitting there stony-faced in deep offence, shaking their heads and wagging their fingers, berating their babies for being 'disgusting', every time they fart or poo - like it's somehow come as a big surprise to them (the parents).

30 + years
We know every family members bowel movements, wees & times of their periods because everyone shares that but we don't fart infront of each other
Go figure, we must look so weird to others

I'm so relieved at the 'early on' comments. Not sure how it early it was but fairly early. We do apologise, pardon me etc but there's no way I'm going out the room just to fart. I have IBS anyway.

Can't believe the responses! DH farted mid-sex when we were first seeing each other and hasn't stopped (that one was accidental and he said "oops" 😂). I took a lot longer, at least a year I think but it's now a regular occurrence. He sometimes reminds me wistfully of the time when I didn't fart!

Virtually from Day 1😂

About an hour, I have Crohns so he had to get used to it pretty quickly 😂

Desmond Tutu

Does a tootoo 😁

Wow this thread is kinda nuts 😅

If I couldn’t behave around DP exactly as I would if I were on my own, I doubt it would last very long.

I didn’t fart for maybe the first few months then got tired of having a sore tummy 🤷🏻‍♀️

22 years and never. Neither do we go to the loo in front of one another. Why would you?

I never realised so many people kept farts in! Don't you have awful stomach ache?

We all let rip in our household whenever. Everybody farts.

I do tell DH off if he farts in bed though. Got to draw the line somewhere. Also, we do not poo in front of each other.

We are vegetarians and eat lots of fibre and pulses; farting is part of who we are.

Been together over 16 years - that is a lot of farts to hold in!

About an hour, I have Crohns so he had to get used to it pretty quickly

Yes, there are a number of people on this thread who probably need to check their 'privilege' (if you can call it that) at being able to fart to order or, if you believe them, never actually farting at all.

I think not-farting has become the new competitive-how-many-hundreds-of-people-can-you-feed-with-one-chicken.

Desmond Tutu

Does a tootoo

Actually, he probably wasn't the best example to choose. I get the distinct impression that he's an easy-going, non-repressed 'lift cheek, waft and chuckle' kind of guy

Did you just create a Mumsnet fart?! A magical fart which disappears into nothingness simply by sheer will of the intestine owner? @WeBuiltThisBuffetOnSausageRoll

We are vegetarians and eat lots of fibre and pulses; farting is part of who we are.

Is that a direct quote from the Vegetarian Society's homepage?

Did you just create a Mumsnet fart?! A magical fart which disappears into nothingness simply by sheer will of the intestine owner?

Hahaha - 'I am the master of my own fart!'

Only on MN is there a recognised method of actually Marie Kondo'ing your own flatulence

Less Marie Kondo, more loud and proud here. Also wander in and out of the bathroom if the other is on the loo. Funny as it wasn't the case in my family growing up, clearly my standards have dropped since I got married (to be honest, there's far worse than the odd botty burp in this category)